HTML mainTag
Examples
Use the main tag to display the main content of the document:
<main>
<h1>Web Browsers</h1>
<p>Google Chrome, Firefox, and Internet Explorer are currently the most popular browsers.</p>
<article>
<h1>Google Chrome Browser</h1>
<p>Google Chrome Browser is a free open-source web browser developed by Google, released in 2008.</p>
</article>
<article>
<h1>Internet Explorer Browser</h1>
<p>Internet Explorer Browser is a free web browser developed by Microsoft, released in 1995.</p>
</article>
<article>
<h1>Mozilla Firefox Browser</h1>
<p>Firefox Browser is a free open-source web browser from Mozilla, released in 2004.</p>
</article>
</main>
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Definition and Usage
The <main> tag is used to specify the main content of a document.
The content inside the <main> tag is unique in the document. It should not contain content that is repeated across the document, such as sidebars, navigation bars, copyright information, site logos, or search forms.
NoteIn a document, the <main> element is unique, so there cannot be more than one <main> element. The <main> element cannot be a descendant of the following elements: <article>, <aside>, <footer>, <header>, or <nav>.
Browser Support
The numbers in the table indicate the first browser version that fully supports the element.
| Element | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <main> | 6.0 | 12.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 11.1 |
Differences between HTML 4.01 and HTML5
The <main> tag is newly added in HTML5.
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